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HEGINS — A new director took a seat on the Tri-Valley school board Monday and the board re-appointed Jerry R. Beaver and Diane C. Dietrich as president and vice president, respectively.

During its reorganization meeting, the board welcomed David Miller as its newest member. Miller will serve a two-year term in Region 1, and replaced Curtis H. E. Zemencik. Miller and Zemencik had tied in a write-in vote for the post, and drew lots to determine a winner.

Beaver, who was the only one of the nine directors not up for re-election this year, announced the other directors and their terms at the meeting. Those sworn in were: Kelly M. Carter, Region 3, two-year; Dietrich, Region 1, four-year; Roger D. Heidlebaugh, Region 2, four-year; Guy M. Julian, Region 1, four-year; Jennifer L. Reed, Region 3, two-year; John E. Schmeltz, Region 2, four-year; and Carl D. Shankweiler, Region 3, four-year.

The board approved the monthly meeting schedule for 2018. Regular monthly board meetings will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Tri-Valley High School. Committee of the whole meetings will be held on the same days at 6:30 p.m. in the high school library. Dates are: Jan. 10, Feb. 14, March 14, April 11, May 9, June 13, July 11, Aug. 8, Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14 and Dec. 5.

In other business, the board approved:

• Revising the assistant baseball coach salary to $2,500 for Robert McDonald for the 2017-18 school year.

• Accepting head coach resignations, effective at the end of the 2017-18 school year, from Ian Blythe, boys’ soccer; and Michael Ulicny, football.

• Retroactively appointing Tara Nahodil as a volunteer girls’ basketball coach for the 2017-18 school year.

• Adding the following to the substitute list for the 2017-18 school year, pending receipt of clearances: guest, Alicia Kimmel and Mariah Stoppie; and nurse, Jessica Kimmel. Beaver abstained.

• Ann Eaton as a substitute custodian at a rate of $9 per hour, pending clearances.

• An FMLA request from an employee.

• The proposed course addition to the 2018-19 high school health and physical education curriculum, titled “Sports Studies.”

• Letter of agreement between the Sports Studies Department at Lock Haven University and the district for students of the university to participate in field experience beginning January 2018 until June 2018.

Hall announced the high school will hold “Warrior Challenge” Dec. 22 in the gym. The modified obstacle course event raises funds that are donated to the Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors Project.

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